| Luis Herron |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Morehead City, N.C.
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 | High School: West Carteret HS
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 | Height / Weight: 6-2 / 300
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 | Position: OG
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First name is pronounced "Lewis" ... After two years on the defensive front, he made the move to offensive line prior to the 2004 season.
2004 (Jr.): Played in eight games, starting five ... Missed the final three games of the season with a broken jaw ... Started the first game of the season at right guard due to an injury to Morris Sanders, but was a mainstay at right tackle ... Split time at the position before earning the starting spot for the Furman contest, which he held until his season-ending injury prior to the Elon game.
2003 (So.): Played in 11 games, missing the Duke game ... Registered 14 tackles on the season, including three for losses and two sacks ... Had a season-high four tackles versus Wofford.
2002 (RFr.): Played in all 11 games, starting nine contests ... Ranked third on the team with eight tackles for loss ... Totaled 34 tackles on the season, including two sacks ... Amazingly, had three pass break ups from his defensive tackle position ... Had an impressive start to his carer with a five tackle performance, including one for a loss and a pass break up, at Liberty ... Also had five stops at The Citadel ... Only tallied three tackles versus East Tennessee State; however, he did have a tackle for loss in the game starting a run of six straight game with a TFL ... Recorded his first career sack versus Georgia Southern, adding a second sack at VMI ... Tied his season high with five tackles at Wofford.
2001 (Fr.): Redshirted.
Prior to Western: An all-conference selection and team MVP as a senior ... Led West Carteret in tackles for losses and receiving yards, while ranking second on the team in rushing yards ... Also participated in wrestling, track and field and baseball ... Posted a 38-2 record and a 35-match winning streak in wrestling ... Won state title (4A heavyweight) and ranked ninth in the nation ... Ranked sixth in the state as a junior and placed fourth at the state championship ... In track, won conference title in the discus ... Placed second in his conference and region championships in the shot put as a junior ... Earned MVP honors as a sophomore in baseball at the Easter Tournament in Kinston.
Luis Herron's Career Defensive Statistics
Blkd
G UT AT Tot. TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds INT PBU FR FF Kick
2002 11 22 12 34 8-25 2.0-12 0-0 3 0 0 0
2003 11 7 7 14 3-22 2.0-21 0-0 0 0 0 0
2004 8 -- moved to offense --
Total 30 29 19 48 11-47 4.0-33 0-0 3 0 0 0